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How U.S. judges actually decide, drawn from their own signed orders. Each profile shows what persuades a judge, their procedural preferences, and grounded examples with links to the source.

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3,767 judges

Deborah M. Smith

D. Alaska

16 orders 4 insights

Edward Green Bradford

D. Delaware · Appt. Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)

16 orders 4 insights

Edward Huggins Johnstone

W.D. Kentucky · Appt. Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

16 orders 4 insights

Matthew McCrary Scoble

D. Alaska

16 orders 4 insights

Patricia A. Hemann

N.D. Ohio · Appt. Merit selection

16 orders 4 insights

Stacey Diane Neumann

D. Maine · Appt. Joe Biden (Democratic)

16 orders 4 insights

Stanwood R. Duval Jr.

E.D. Louisiana · Appt. Bill Clinton (Democratic)

16 orders 4 insights

Steven M. Gold

E.D. New York

16 orders 4 insights

Timothy D. DeGiusti

W.D. Oklahoma · Appt. George W. Bush (Republican)

16 orders 4 insights

Amelia G. Helmick

M.D. Georgia

15 orders 4 insights

Diana Song Quiroga

S.D. Texas

15 orders 4 insights

Edmund Albert Sargus Jr.

S.D. Ohio · Appt. Bill Clinton (Democratic)

15 orders 4 insights

J. Scott Hacker

S.D. Texas

15 orders 4 insights

James S. Gallas

N.D. Ohio · Appt. Merit selection

15 orders 4 insights

Joseph Normand Laplante

D. New Hampshire · Appt. George W. Bush (Republican)

15 orders 4 insights

Kelley Brisbon Hodge

E.D. Pennsylvania · Appt. Joe Biden (Democratic)

15 orders 4 insights

Leonard Eugene Wales

D. Delaware · Appt. Chester A. Arthur (Republican)

15 orders 4 insights

M. David Weisman

N.D. Illinois · Appt. Merit selection

15 orders 4 insights

Malcolm Jones Howard

E.D. North Carolina · Appt. Ronald Reagan (Republican)

15 orders 4 insights

Roanne L. Mann

E.D. New York

15 orders 4 insights

Stacey D. Adams

D. New Jersey

15 orders 4 insights

Walter David Counts III

W.D. Texas · Appt. Donald Trump (Republican)

15 orders 4 insights

A. J. McNamara

E.D. Louisiana · Appt. Ronald Reagan (Republican)

14 orders 4 insights

Allison Claire

E.D. California

14 orders 4 insights
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